Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22


night they failed to keep watch and
the animal was promptly on hand and
took possession of the kitchen. Jean
says he will sleep under the hide of
that bear this winter or freeze to death.
Persons of observant mind have
noticed two or three buttons on the
cuffs of military coats, but few know
the origin and reason of this custom.
They were first worn by soldiers in the
English army. The first uniform coats
in the English army had no buttons
on the cuffs, and the soldiers used to
draw the cuffs of their coat across
their nose and mouth on every occa-
sion when a pocket handkerchief or
napkin might have been called into
requisition As matter of course
the cuff became shiny and defaced.
Punishment and reprimand were tried
but they did not stop this habit, and
at last board of officers met, and
they suggested the buttons on the
sleeve, which was adopted They were
first worn on top the sleeve, but they
have moved backward as the hand
kerchief has moved forward.
! In accordance with instructions
from National headquarters, G. A, r.,
Department Commander Nye has re-
numbered the post of the new depart
ment of Idaho as follows: j. A. Gar
field Post, Bellevue, No. /; A. Guern-
say Post, Lewiston, No. 2; Mcpherson
Post, Salmon City, No. 3; Patrick
Collins Post Boise City, No. 4; An
derson Post Moscow, No. 5; L. d,
Baker Post, Haley, No. 6; Joe Hook
er Post, Eagle Rock, No. z; U, S.
Grant, Post Shoshone, No. s; George
II. Thomas Post, Blackfoot, No. 3;
w. H. L. Wallace Post, Montpelier,
No. 10; General Candy Post, Murray
No. IL; General Nat Lyon Post, Albion
No. II.
Journal-Thos. A. Starrh of Starrh's
Ferry, was in town Wednesday. He
has offered to turn over to the county
for the sum of 81 800 his title to
three bridges and his franchise and
license to charge toll One of the
bridges is 20 miles below Bellevue;
another at ''Little Wood crossing" II
miles above town. Their cost he says
and keeping them in order, has cost
him that amount He asks nothing
for the so miles of road he has built.
His license does not expire for three
years. The County Commissioners
have the matter under Amusement.
Tribune-The crank who had charge
of the train which brought the Odd
Fellows from Nampa, is bird. 1t
seems that some of those railroad
hirelings pride themselves on being
stubborn and making consumate asses
of themselves. They wouldn't move
their measley old freight train ter
feet to accommodate the Almighty il
they thought they would be doing {
favor. The Aleck that ran this traiI
might have found a worse place t.
unload his passengers, but it would
have been in the middle of bridge
Tribune-A. F. Parker, of th'
Grangeyllle Free Press, always on thu
alert to develop his section of thu
Territory, has received letter from
the President of the Manitoba road Il
the effect that they will not extent
: their road west of Butte this season
but that when they do, as they full,
realize will become necessary in tn
near future, Idaho county and tn
great Camas country will receiv
: thorough inspection. If all the north
ern papers and public men land south
3 ern, too, for that matter) would unit
q in the effort to develop their natura
, advantages as the Free Press does
: instead of coquetting with Washington
Territory and every political barnacl
I that comes along for crumb of pc
litical power, the bottom of the annex
alton and segregation boom woul
soon drop out on account of its rot
tenness.
Herald-The Bellevue -four mi
) has caused quite stir among th
farmers who had business eye o
wheat. Right that it should. But q
soon as the managers called for whes
J the home farmers placed their rate
far above those in any part of th
: world-$1. so to $1.75 The mill coul
not possibly afford this, and offere
Z s1.25, as for this sum good whes
could be laid at their door in an
quantities from foreign markets. TIL
: it will be necessary to do. A sma
: lot was purchased this week from
Camas-prarie rancher for $1.25.
L was only required to clean the macl
u inery. 1t could not be used for augl